Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine will play Swiatek for a spot in the quarterfinals. Tsurenko upset 2019 US Open winner Bianca Andreescu in two sets.
Iga Swiatek, the defending champion and world number one, reached the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, defeating Mirra Andreeva, 16.
By Coco Gauff. With a 6-0, 6-0 victory over China’s Wang Xinyu, Swiatek, a 22-year-old Pole.
Drew one step closer to being the first woman since Justine Henin in 2007 to win back-to-back titles at Roland Garros.
Who was ranked 80th. Four of her six sets played thus far have been to love. In all she has dropped only eight games through three rounds.
“I gave a really good performance.” “It’s hard to stay focused and disciplined,” Swiatek, who also won the title in 2020, said.
Swiatek will confront Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, who floated beyond 2019 US Open boss Bianca Andreescu for the deficiency of only two games, for a quarter-last billet.
The illness-related withdrawal of Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, a potential opponent in the last four, earlier on Saturday made her way to the final easier.
On Court Philippe Chatrier, Rybakina had been scheduled to play Sara Sorribes Tormo, a Spaniard, in the opening match, but she said she had a fever.
Beatriz Haddad Maia, the first Brazilian to reach the last eight in Paris since 1979, will face Sorribes Tormo, who is ranked 132 worldwide.
Andreeva, who was ranked 143, had qualified and was the youngest player since 2005 to reach the third round.
“Mirra is really youthful and has a major future,” said 19-year-old Gauff who will confront Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia for a quarter-finals spot.
As a result of peevishly striking a ball into the Court Suzanne Lenglen horde. During the main set, Andreeva was fortunate to avoid being defaulted.
In response, she admitted, “Right after I thought that it was a really stupid move from me.”
Seventh-positioned Ons Jabeur ensured five of the favorites arrived at the last 16 by overcoming Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
World number four Casper Ruud, the sprinter up to Rafael Nadal in 2022. Dropped the primary set prior to facilitating to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 win against China’s Zhang Zhizhen.
The 26-year-old Zhang was offering to turn into the main Chinese man starting around 1936 to arrive at the fourth round.
South American push. After Ruud beat Marcos Giron of the United States 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, the Chilean will play Nicolas Jarry, who is in good form.
Jarry, who won the Geneva clay court title. Made his debut in the last 16 of a major when he arrived in Paris.
Argentina’s 49th-ranked Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Who defeated 15th-seeded Borna Coric 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, will also make his debut in the second week.
Etcheverry will now face Yoshihito Nishioka, the Japanese 27th seed. Nishioka defeated qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in five dramatic sets to reach the fourth round for the first time.
Nishioka battled back to defeat the Brazilian. Who had eliminated world number two Daniil Medvedev in the first round, 3-6, 7-6 (10/8), 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
In the second week, Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina beat US ninth seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3. 6-4, 7-5 to join the list of South American first-timers.
Cerundolo next meets Danish world number six and 2022 quarter-finalist Holger Rune. Who facilitated past 231st-positioned Argentinian qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.
In the previous round, Daniel Altmaier won the fifth-longest match in French Open history. But he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.
The American Frances Tiafoe was defeated by Bulgarian Alexander Zverev, who won by scores of 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 7-6 (7/5).
Zverev endured lower leg tendon harm in a semi-last misfortune to Nadal in 2022 which finished his season.
“It’s been the hardest year of my life,” said German 22nd seed Zverev. ” Being back makes me so happy.